Refrain from the negatives

[Bill Moore]

Originally Posted by Eugenia Gabrielov

I guess to elaborate on what I said, let me post a couple of anecdotes:

When one wants to fix something in their school, like really fix something, they go to the Student Council, or another group. Complaining to your friends only does so much, no matter how graciously you say it.

When one wants to fix something in their city, they go to city council meetings, they vote for representatives that support the issue, they write letters to the editor of the newspaper. Complaining to your neighbors about an ordinance only does so much, no matter how graciously you say it.

When one wants to fix something in their state, they vote for a good representative - they write letters, they make phone calls, send brief memoes that are polite but cut to the chase. Complaining to your cousin about a new law only does so much...

So on and so forth. Point being, if you want to make change, with all due respect to whoever reads Chief Delphi forums, I believe the best vehicle for that change is speaking directly to FIRST, sending a letter, an email, anything, that says you went out of your way to write to them, that you care enough to put in that effort.

FIRST already has a method for passing your suggestions on, it's their annual season-ending forums. Check out their locations here. If there isn't a meeting in your area, check the chart for your Regional Director and send it along to them.